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Wizards (3-7) at Thunder (6-6)

 

Published 79 minutes ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic Line: Thunder by 4. The Wizards are 0-for-Oklahoma City. They've never won ...

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The Other Side: Oklahoma City Thunder

 

Published 5 hours ago at Wizards Insider

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the makings of a disaster at the start of last season, when it won just three of its first 32 games. But the Thunder was a second-half surprise under Coach Scott Brooks, going 20-30 the rest of the way -- including an ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 10 hours ago at Wizards Insider

Center Brendan Haywood is having a stellar season, which has been nearly overshadowed by the Wizards' slow start. Michael Lee writes about that -- and previews the game against Etan Thomas and the Oklahoma City Thunder -- for today's newspaper. On the ...

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Stevenson pleased to make James lose his focus

 

Published 30 hours ago at Wizards Insider

DeShawn Stevenson could not stop himself from grinning on Thursday, a day after he managed to sucker LeBron James into some silly quest to dominate him in the fourth quarter. Coach Flip Saunders put Stevenson on James, and the move worked out ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 34 hours ago at Wizards Insider

The Wizards broke out of their month-long funk last night with a 108-91 win over their "rivals," the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the game, Michael Lee took a deeper look at the victory. Michael Wilbon warned not to draw any conclusions from one ...

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Wizards 108, Cavaliers 91

 

Published 45 hours ago at Wizards Insider

If one thing stood out from the game tonight, it was how important it is for the Washington Wizards to have all three of their all-stars on the court. Not one. Not two. But all three. The Wizards are not like Cleveland or Miami, teams that are ...

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Cavaliers (8-3) at Wizards (2-7)

 

Published 2 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, J.J. Hickson, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Line: Cavaliers by 4. What does it say about the Wizards that this is ...

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The Other Side: Cleveland Cavaliers

 

Published 2 days ago at Wizards Insider

This is it. Unless they meet in the playoffs, this is the only time this season that Washington Wizards fans will be able to express their love and affection for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The last time Cleveland came to Washington, the ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 2 days ago at Wizards Insider

Game day, at long last. Michael Lee checks in with Antawn Jamison, who was available to talk Tuesday, and he had plenty on his mind. Mike Jones of the Washington Times covers similar ground on the team's health front. The Wizards are actually getting ...

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Published 2 days ago at Wizards Insider

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Can the Wizards be the new Mavericks?

 

Published 3 days ago at Wizards Insider

The Washington Wizards are 2-7 and Flip Saunder points out that the Dallas Mavericks had a similar record last season, but turned it around, finished the season with 50 wins and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. After starting last season ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 3 days ago at Wizards Insider

Getting closer to actually playing a basketball game this week, not to mention getting closer to seeing Antawn Jamison in uniform again. Michael Lee writes that Antawn Jamison practiced with the Wizards Monday, though he didn't speak with reporters. ...

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Adjusting to offense will take time, but how much?

 

Published 4 days ago at Wizards Insider

It was a beautiful display of basketball, the kind that the Washington Wizards assumed would be a regular occurrence when Flip Saunders took over as head coach. The Washington Wizards scored 27 points in little more than seven minutes in the third ...

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Late-morning brew: Jackson traded to Bobcats

 

Published 4 days ago at Wizards Insider

The Stephen Jackson trade rumor mill was churning this morning. Earlier today it looked as if he was going to Cleveland. But he is actually Charlotte-bound, as ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports. Brandon Jennings may have wrapped up the rookie of the year ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 4 days ago at Wizards Insider

Happy Monday, everyone. In The Post, Michael Lee delves into Gilbert Arenas's identity crisis with respect to the offense. We're all aware Agent Zero is back, for now. That much we've figured out. Mike Jones of the Washington Times also covers the ...

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Morning brew, Sunday edition

 

Published 5 days ago at Wizards Insider

Was it really only two weeks ago that the Wizards were 2-1? Yes, yes it was. The losing streak reached six Saturday night as the Wizards were unable to hold off the Pistons down the stretch, falling 106-103 at Verizon Center. The Wizards are now 2-7 ...

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Pistons 106, Wizards 103

 

Published 5 days ago at Wizards Insider

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Pistons (4-4) at Wizards (2-6); Return of Agent Zero?

 

Published 6 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Andray Blatche, Brendan Haywood Pistons: Rodney Stuckey, Ben Gordon, Jonas Jerebko, Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace Line: Wizards by 3½ Gilbert Arenas had an announcement to make as walked ...

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The Other Side: Detroit Pistons

 

Published 6 days ago at Wizards Insider

Bynumite! It's on you, Earl. (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images) Who would've guessed that Flip Saunders would be looking up at the Detroit Pistons in the standings when he faced his former team for the first time? The new-look Pistons ...

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Morning brew, weekend edition

 

Published 6 days ago at Wizards Insider

Michael Lee's story in Saturday's Washington Post looks at the state of mind of Flip Saunders and reveals that Mike Miller and Antawn Jamison could be good to go for tonight's home game against the Pistons. Mike Jones of The Washington Times covers ...

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Jamison sits, Miller practices and reaction to D-Wade's dunk

 

Published 7 days ago at Wizards Insider

Antawn Jamison missed practice again, with what Coach Flip Saunders described as a fever and headache. Jamison had to visit a doctor, Saunders said, adding that he wasn't sure if Jamison would be available on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 7 days ago at Wizards Insider

Happy Friday the 13th! The Wizards welcomed veteran guard Earl Boykins with open arms yesterday. Michael Lee describes the "reunion" in today's newspaper. And on our blog, Caron Butler explains why he is still optimistic about this season. * The ...

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Butler optimistic that things will turn around

 

Published 8 days ago at Wizards Insider

The Wizards have numerous problems in the early part of the season, but in order to turn things around, the team will need more than just Antawn Jamison, Mike Miller and Randy Foye to come back healthy. They will also have to find some way for Caron ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 8 days ago at Wizards Insider

Michael Lee reports on the Wizards' point guard shortage for today's newspaper and introduces us to Earl Boykins. Here's the Washington Times's Mike Jones take on the Boykins signing. The DC Sport Bog gets into numerology and says the Wizards have ...

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His name is Earl

 

Published 8 days ago at Wizards Insider

When training camp began, the concern was what the Wizards were going to do with so many guards. They had a logjam and the battle for minutes was going to be so intense, blah blah blah. I guess we should've known that those problems would be handled ...

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Report: Wizards to sign Boykins

 

Published 9 days ago at Wizards Insider

Marc Stein of ESPN.com is reporting that the guard-depleted Wizards plan to sign veteran Earl Boykins. Wizards guard Randy Foye sprained his right ankle during Tuesday's game against the Miami Heat. And guards Javaris Crittenton, Mike James and Mike ...

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Published 9 days ago at Wizards Insider

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Randy Foye will be listed as day to day

 

Published 9 days ago at Wizards Insider

Randy Foye will be listed as day-to-day with a sprained right ankle. The Wizards will likely make a roster move to add another PG soon. More soon.

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Morning brew

 

Published 9 days ago at Wizards Insider

In an attempt to find the silver lining for Wizards fans, we offer this: The Wizards will play only one game over the next seven days, and it's at home (Saturday against Detroit). So they should have plenty of down time to heal (Randy Foye became the ...

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Heat 90, Wizards 76 [UPDATED]

 

Published 9 days ago at Wizards Insider

No matter what Flip Saunders might have said after the game about his team being fatigued, how a tough schedule has his players out of whack, the Washington Wizards could not have expected that they'd be 2-6 right now. They snuck a win in Dallas in ...

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Wizards (2-5) at Heat (5-1); Arenas Out

 

Published 10 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Randy Foye, DeShawn Stevenson Caron Butler, Andray Blatche, Brendan Haywood Heat: Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, Quentin Richardson, Michael Beasley, Jermaine O'Neal Line: Heat by 9 ½ That was fast. Gilbert Arenas said his goal was to ...

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Haywood left off all-star ballot

 

Published 10 days ago at Wizards Insider

Maybe you're 13th best. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA released its ballot for the 2010 All-Star Game on Tuesday and Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler represent the Washington Wizards. But chosen by a panel of six ...

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The Other Side: Miami Heat

 

Published 10 days ago at Wizards Insider

It's me again. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) The Miami Heat and Washington Wizards will play the second of three games this month. Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 40 points, and made the go-ahead jumper, to lead the Heat to a 93-89 win ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 10 days ago at Wizards Insider

It's game day for the Wizards, and they'll be looking to avoid their fifth straight loss in Miami against the Heat. Last time they lost five in a row? March, when they had their seventh and final losing streak of at least five games of the 2008-09 ...

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Mike James to miss next five weeks with broken hand

 

Published 11 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards assistant coach Sam Cassell emerged from the locker room last Saturday, covering in a full lather of sweat. He shouted, "I got him! I got him!" Cassell had just beaten Paul Davis in a game of one-on-one, 12-11, after coming back from a 7-1 ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 11 days ago at Wizards Insider

The Wizards played at the same time as the Redskins on Sunday, and they ended up having more than just timing in common with the local football team. Like the Redskins, the Wizards lost their fourth in a row, this time 102-90 to the Phoenix Suns in ...

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Suns 102, Wizards 90

 

Published 12 days ago at Wizards Insider

Did you ever think you'd be in a situation where the problem with Washington was it's offense, not it's defense? That's where the Wizards are right now after they failed to score more than 90 points for the fourth game in a row. In those games, the ...

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Suns (5-1) at Wizards (2-4)

 

Published 12 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Randy Foye, Caron Butler, Fabricio Oberto, Brendan Haywood Suns: Steve Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Amare Stoudemire, Channing Frye Line: Suns by 2. I'm still not sure who was responsible for breaking the fruit ...

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The Other Side: Phoenix Suns

 

Published 12 days ago at Wizards Insider

Man, did you know Steve Nash could get up like that? (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) The Washington Wizards will attempt to get back on track against the high-scoring once again Phoenix Suns. The Suns tried to abandon fun-and-gun when ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 13 days ago at Wizards Insider

To borrow Michael Lee's phrase from his postgame thoughts, Friday night's game will be remembered for the Wrath of Tawn. Nothing pretty about the 102-86 loss to the Pacers in Indianapolis. Antawn Jamison, to his credit, spoke up and let his teammates ...

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Pacers 102, Wizards 86

 

Published 13 days ago at Wizards Insider

Simple question: What happened out there? Andray Blatche buttoned his shirt, pondered his answer, but the words couldn't come out. He threw on his black bubble-vest coat, still struggling to explain the most troubling loss of the season for a ...

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Wizards (2-3) at Pacers (1-3)

 

Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Caron Butler, Fabricio Oberto, Brendan Haywood Pacers: T.J. Ford, Brandon Rush, Dahntay Jones, Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert Line: Pacers by 1.5. Shaquille O'Neal's hard foul on DeShawn Stevenson has ...

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The Other Side: Indiana Pacers

 

Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

Like the Wizards, Indiana (1-3) has been dealing with injuries early in the season, with Mike Dunleavy still recovering from right knee surgery and Troy Murphy going down on Tuesday with a bruised lower back. The Pacers are coming off their first win ...

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Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

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Nick Young to start vs. Indiana

 

Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

In a rather surprising move, Wizards Coach Flip Saunders has decided to insert Nick Young into the starting lineup against Indiana in place of the injured Mike Miller. Miller sprained his left shoulder during the Wizards' 93-89 loss against the Miami ...

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Book review: 'When the Game Was Ours'

 

Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are iconic figures in NBA history. Long-time Wizards fans are no strangers to their last-second heroics and impossible shots. Their story (singular, since they will always be tied together) is immensely familiar and has ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 14 days ago at Wizards Insider

In this morning's newspaper, Michael Lee writes about how the Wizards' offense is not flowing. And here on the blog he asks if Mike Miller should have returned to Wednesday's game after hurting his shoulder. Also, DC Sports Bog notes that the Wizards' ...

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Mike Miller's return causes more pain

 

Published 15 days ago at Wizards Insider

If you want me to inspire you, Wizards. I will. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) There were a number of troubling developments from the game last night, but the most glaring was the sight of Mike Miller cringing and grimacing as he ...

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Morning brew

 

Published 15 days ago at Wizards Insider

We had a double dose of Michael on hand for Wednesday night's 93-89 loss to the Miami Heat. Lee not only wrote the game story, but he also gave us the big picture in his postgame blog post. Meantime, Wilbon writes about Dwyane Wade, who dropped 40, ...

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Heat 93, Wizards 89

 

Published 15 days ago at Wizards Insider

Flip Saunders thought the final minute of the game wasn't as important as the first nine minutes, when the Washington Wizards sleepwalked, turned into spectators to the Dwyane Wade show and found themselves down by 19 points. But even after that ...

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